Draw Well - Fort Beauséjour - Fort Cumberland - Aulac, New Brunswick - Draw Wells on Waymarking.com

This draw well was dug by the French Forces of New France in 1751 during the construction of Fort Beauséjour, a star-shaped, pentagonal, five-bastioned construction, the first of its type in North America. It was designed by French military architect, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. As part of the construction process, this sandstone well was dug to provide fresh water to the occupants of the Fort. Captured by the British in 1755, Fort Beauséjour was renamed Fort Cumberland and abandoned by the British in the late 1780s.

During my visit at the site, I was able to view the interior of the well through an opened and small hinged door at the top. While water was present at the bottom, I am unable to say whether the water was from the well or from a recent rainstorm. The interior of the well was very dark as is evidenced by the photo in the photo gallery. It does not appear to be currently in use.

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Date Logged Log   07/04/2021 DND.Fireman visited it